From distance to engagement: Turkish policy towards the Middle East, Iraq and Iraqi Kurds

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dc.contributor.authorMesut, Özcan
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-21T15:55:10Z
dc.date.available2020-11-21T15:55:10Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.departmentİstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractTurkey's Middle East policy has witnessed revolutionary changes since 1999. The changes in the attitude of Turkey towards the region can be easily grasped by examining its policy towards Iraq. Today Ankara is an active player in the region using non-military means of diplomacy, such as economic tools and international conferences. This paper analyzes the changes in Turkish foreign policy towards Iraq through a framework of processes, means and outcomes. The article covers approximately the last ten years and looks at three turning points that triggered change. These turning points are the capture of the PKK leader Öcalan in 1999, Turkey's refusal to allow the transfer of US soldiers to Iraq in March 2003, and the Turkish responses to the PKK attack on the Aktütün military post on the Turkish-Iraqi border in October 2008. The article contends that as a result of the transformations in Turkey's foreign policy, it has become an indispensable actor in Middle Eastern politics.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage92en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302177X
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79955503851en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage71en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11467/3955
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInsight Turkeyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.titleFrom distance to engagement: Turkish policy towards the Middle East, Iraq and Iraqi Kurdsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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